Health in Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico: official figures
21.0% of residents of Ciudad Guzmán (Zapotlán el Grande municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 44th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Ciudad Guzmán changed?
The share of Ciudad Guzmán (Zapotlán el Grande municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 27.6% in 2010 and 12.6% in 2015, against 21.0% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Ciudad Guzmán lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 26.8% of people in Ciudad Guzmán (Zapotlán el Grande municipality), 31,139 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 50th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 28.2%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people work in health care in Ciudad Guzmán?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 321 health and social assistance establishments in Ciudad Guzmán (Zapotlán el Grande municipality) with 1,062 workers in 2023, about 9.2 per 1,000 residents, 51st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 6.9).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) · saved copyHow has access to health care in Ciudad Guzmán changed?
The share of people in Ciudad Guzmán (Zapotlán el Grande municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 25.5% in 2010 and 11.3% in 2015, against 26.8% in 2020; the number affected went from 24,333 to 31,139.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Ciudad Guzmán compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Ciudad Guzmán ranks 64 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Coatzacoalcos | 21.6% |
| 62 | Fresnillo | 21.5% |
| 63 | Tepic | 21.2% |
| 64 | Ciudad Guzmán | 21.0% |
| 65 | Chetumal | 20.8% |
| 66 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 20.6% |
| 67 | San Juan del Río | 20.3% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Guzmán ranks 50 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Caborca | 27.4% |
| 48 | Valladolid | 27.2% |
| 49 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 27.1% |
| 50 | Ciudad Guzmán | 26.8% |
| 51 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 26.7% |
| 52 | León | 26.7% |
| 53 | Minatitlán | 26.5% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Guzmán ranks 78 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Mérida | 41.8% |
| 76 | Manzanillo | 41.7% |
| 77 | Los Cabos | 41.1% |
| 78 | Ciudad Guzmán | 41.1% |
| 79 | Guadalajara | 40.7% |
| 80 | Nuevo Laredo | 40.7% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 40.5% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Ciudad Guzmán ranks 51 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Delicias | 9.6 |
| 49 | León | 9.4 |
| 50 | Celaya | 9.4 |
| 51 | Ciudad Guzmán | 9.2 |
| 52 | Campeche | 8.9 |
| 53 | Ciudad Obregón | 8.7 |
| 54 | San Martín Texmelucan | 8.7 |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 (reference year 2023), SAIC query: economic units and persons employed in manufacturing, retail, education services, health services and accommodation and food by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-sectors-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fea3ec2053c9…)
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)
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